Rob Ryan hurts Cowboys’ defense with unsportsmanlike conduct

Summary of 2 articles · Updated Dec 10, 2012

It’s not every defensive coordinator who gets called for unsportsmanlike conduct. Ryan walked out onto the field to yell at the officials about what he thought should have been a flag on Bengals offensive tackle Andre Smith for holding Cowboys defensive l… (more)ineman Sean Lissemore, but instead of throwing a flag on Cincinnati, the officials flagged Ryan for unsportsmanlike conduct. But Rob Ryan isn’t every coordinator. Now the Cowboys need Ryan to remember to stay off the field. Two plays later, the Cowboys were hit with a penalty for 12 defenders on the field, but they eventually forced the Bengals to settle for a field goal. The medical personnel brought a stretcher out, and players appeared to be very concerned, but Claiborne did manage to get up and walk off the field.

It’s not every defensive coordinator who gets called for unsportsmanlike conduct. But Rob Ryan isn’t every coordinator. Ryan was hit with a 9-yard penalty (half-the-distance to the goal) for going onto the field to argue with a Cincinnati player early